Beirut vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$598
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
74
93
😀 Quality of life
62
87
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.35M

The cost of living in Beirut is 44% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4463rd and 6085th ($1353 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Lebanon and Taiwan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5682nd and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Taoyuan

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Beirut Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464